Jane Uitti: Wear's the headgear in rodeo?

Is it just me, or do others also shudder at seeing pictures like that in Saturday's paper of a contestant in the Little Britches Rodeo galloping around with no head protection?

Maybe it's a "Western thing" that Western riders don't wear hard hats (protective helmets) but as one who's been dumped and flung into the dirt more than my share of times over decades of riding, from well-trained horses, I wouldn't even think to put my foot into a stirrup without wearing appropriate head gear.

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